Cat Parks

Excellence advice. I just want to add one thing to Orchid's wonderful step
by
step guide to leash-training--don't tug on the leash. Cats hate to feel as
though you are forcing them to do something they don't want to do. Most of
the
time that will just make them more determined to do the opposite.

I think the problem for a lot of people in leash training is the
expectation
that it will be similar to walking a dog. I've heard lots of people say
they
can't leash train their cat because the cat just freezes when they put the
harness on. I second Orchid's promise that the cat will forget about the
harness eventually and move. I've helped friends with trying to leash
train and
trust me, sooner or later the cats all got accustomed to wearing a
harness,
even if at first they acted as though the harness weighed so much they
couldn't
even take a step with it on.

Thanks!

Nutlish??


"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:14:39 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Cat Protector ) said,

I have heard some people say their dogs are like cats and vise versa. I
always seem to tell these people that cats are not dogs.

I don't suppose you could rephrase this in English as opposed to
nutlish?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

Nutlish??


"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:14:39 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Cat Protector ) said,

I have heard some people say their dogs are like cats and vise versa. I
always seem to tell these people that cats are not dogs.

I don't suppose you could rephrase this in English as opposed to
nutlish?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

In article Ere%b.13519$1k.8891@okepread01,
enlightened us with...
Notice I did not say all. Some cats actually get along very easily with
other cats. Do you feel cat shows are a bad idea as well?



Cats do not come into contact with other cats all that often at cat
shows.
It's too good a way to spread URIs.
In fact, at the few I went to, the owners didn't even want people
touching their cats because they could spread germies between kitties.

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In article Ere%b.13519$1k.8891@okepread01,
enlightened us with...
Notice I did not say all. Some cats actually get along very easily with
other cats. Do you feel cat shows are a bad idea as well?



Cats do not come into contact with other cats all that often at cat
shows.
It's too good a way to spread URIs.
In fact, at the few I went to, the owners didn't even want people
touching their cats because they could spread germies between kitties.

--
--
~kaeli~
A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

kaeli wrote:

In article Ere%b.13519$1k.8891@okepread01,
enlightened us with...
Notice I did not say all. Some cats actually get along very easily with
other cats. Do you feel cat shows are a bad idea as well?



Cats do not come into contact with other cats all that often at cat
shows.
It's too good a way to spread URIs.
In fact, at the few I went to, the owners didn't even want people
touching their cats because they could spread germies between kitties.

True. The point of cat shows is not to bring your cat to socialize with other
cats. Cat show people in fact try to minimize exposure to other cats--that's
one reason that many cages have covers or other arrangements to allow the cats
to hide and not to have to see other cats. Of course, you do want the cats not
to get too upset at the sight of another cat, but other than seeing them they
don't interact, nor would you want them to.

kaeli wrote:

In article Ere%b.13519$1k.8891@okepread01,
enlightened us with...
Notice I did not say all. Some cats actually get along very easily with
other cats. Do you feel cat shows are a bad idea as well?



Cats do not come into contact with other cats all that often at cat
shows.
It's too good a way to spread URIs.
In fact, at the few I went to, the owners didn't even want people
touching their cats because they could spread germies between kitties.

True. The point of cat shows is not to bring your cat to socialize with other
cats. Cat show people in fact try to minimize exposure to other cats--that's
one reason that many cages have covers or other arrangements to allow the cats
to hide and not to have to see other cats. Of course, you do want the cats not
to get too upset at the sight of another cat, but other than seeing them they
don't interact, nor would you want them to.

"jazzy" wrote:

Nutlish??

Nearly incomprehensible language spoken by nuts like CP.


"Laura R." wrote in message
. ..
circa Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:14:39 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Cat Protector ) said,

I have heard some people say their dogs are like cats and vise versa. I
always seem to tell these people that cats are not dogs.

I don't suppose you could rephrase this in English as opposed to
nutlish?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

"jazzy" wrote:

Nutlish??

Nearly incomprehensible language spoken by nuts like CP.


"Laura R." wrote in message
. ..
circa Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:14:39 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Cat Protector ) said,

I have heard some people say their dogs are like cats and vise versa. I
always seem to tell these people that cats are not dogs.

I don't suppose you could rephrase this in English as opposed to
nutlish?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.